**Georgian PM Welcomes Trump’s Decision to Suspend US Funding**
The Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Kobakhidze, has welcomed the decision by the US government to suspend all foreign funding for three months. He hopes that this suspension will be permanent and contribute to a stable development in the country.
Kobakhidze said that this move was “a black day” for the radical opposition, but a good thing for Georgia. He praised President Trump’s administration for being transparent about how they used funding in the past to cause unrest and destabilize countries.
The Georgian PM also mentioned past political turmoil in his country, including protests against the adoption of the foreign agents law. He claimed that these protests were part of attempts at revolution in 2023-2024, which he believes were financed from outside.
**Kobakhidze Accuses US of Financing Protests**
Kobakhidze accused the previous US administration of financing “revolutionary processes and unrest” in Georgia. He specifically mentioned a training program by CANVAS in 2022, which he claimed taught activists how to bulldoze government buildings.
The PM also praised Trump’s administration for repeating statements about Ukraine that they had previously made, which he claimed showed an affinity between the two governments.
**Kobakhidze Hopes for Improved Relations**
Kobakhidze expressed hope that the new US administration would change its approach towards Georgia and renew their strategic partnership. He said that this could happen if the “Deep State” was defeated in the US, which he believed would lead to a complete change in the way the country approached Georgia.
**Other Government Officials Weigh In**
The leader of the Georgian Dream parliamentary majority, Mamuka Mdinaradze, also commented on the decision. He said that it meant the Foreign Agents’ law might no longer be needed and that the Transparency Law was not only good but necessary.
Relations between Georgia and the US have been strained in recent years due to democratic decline in the country and allegations of rigged elections.
